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A brave family from Ossett have gone the cut above the rest and shaved their heads to raise money for the MS Society and to raise awareness of the condition.

Jessica Fahey, her partner, Charlie Mountain, and their son Jakob Mountain, 4, have raised over £1,000 for the MS Society by shaving their heads on Hallowe’en, yesterday.

The headshave – which was in the pipeline for around eight months – was on behalf of Jess’s boss at The Edge Hair and Beauty Salon in Ossett, Shelly Smith, who has lived with multiple sclerosis (MS) for over two decades.

Makeup artist Jessica, who had a long black mullet before the haircut, said: “I shaved all my hair off to raise money for my boss and friend Shelly.

Jessica, her partner, Charlie, and her son Jakob shaved their heads yesterday on Halloween to raise money and awareness for the MS Society on behalf of Jessica's boss, Shelly, who suffers with the condition.

"She has suffered with MS for over 20 years but has the most positive outlook on life and has never let it stop her.

"In this time, medicine has advanced so much but she still had to learn how to walk again, learn how to speak again, and at least 85 per cent of her body has been affected by MS.”

Jessica’s little boy was very excited for his haircut and even told his teachers at school that he was going to cut his hair off to raise money for people living with disabilities.

His mum added: “Jakob was very excited to shave his hair off with us, he told his teachers and friends at school that he was going to raise money for people who are sick.

Jessica and her son, Jakob, 4, were happy to shave their heads off for the charity.

"Words can’t describe how proud I am of my family.

"Yesterday, Jakob and Charlie went first so I was a bit nervous to do it but I am so glad that I went through with it, in the end.”

MS is a condition that can affect the brain and spinal cord, causing a wide range of potential symptoms, including problems with vision, arm or leg movement, sensation or balance.

In the UK, more than 130,000 live with M and people are most likely to find out they have MS in their thirties, forties and fifties.

To donate, visit Jessica’s online fundraising page https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/jessica-fahey?fbclid=IwAR30i0zIhBzrefXl0M0j9Uxdp48YJQT70sR2eJgQYBUTygCbE1BRSD8LhHA or visit the MS Society’s website for more information about the condition https://www.mssociety.org.uk/.

Ossett family brave head shave to raise money for MS Society